– Chicago University Roundtable: Atomic Force: It’s Meaning for Mankind – August 12, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the world waited for the official end of World War 2, and as the effects of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki began to settle in, the question
– NBC – News Of The World – July 17, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News on the war for this July 17th in 1940 was unsettling. Maybe not, if you weren’t paying any attention to the goings on to the East or West of you. An incident
– News Of The World/Eleven o’ Clock Report – July 3, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Even though the war was over in Europe, it was still going at fever pitch in the Pacific. Some 500 B-29’s were staging massive air-raids and busily destroying much of the industrial
Every little bit helps: Become a Patron! News for this April 1st in 1945 wasn’t about joking around. It was announced hours before this broadcast that Allied forces had landed on the island of Okinawa. The strategic objective was some 325 miles from Japan, and one step closer to ending
– NPR News On The Hour – March 19, 2003 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day in 2003 had much to do with the impending invasion of Iraq and the last minute attempts at staving off the inevitable. Even though a number of UN Members of the
– The Go-Go’s – Live at Hakano Plaza, Tokyo – June 19, 1982 – Not exactly Christmas, but it’s still festive – A concert tonight by The Go-Go’s, recorded live at Hakano Plaza in Tokyo on June 19th, 1982. Christened by the press as America’s Sweethearts, the Go-Go’s had a
– Blonde Redhead – Live at SOS 4.8 2016 – Murcia,Spain – May 7, 2016 -RNE Radio 3 – Indie/Alt stalwarts Blonde Redhead were a highlight of the proceedings at SOS 4.8 2016 in Murcia Spain, playing to a sold-out audience and adding one more layer of sonic icing
– CBS World News Roundup – October 23, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this October 23rd in 1979 was a harbinger of things to come. On this day, The Shah of Iran arrived in New York from Mexico, for what was described as a “battery of
– August 14, 1945 – Mutual – 12 Noon-2:00pm – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – – NBC Radio – News – August 14, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this August 14th, 78 years ago, was like the end of terminal waiting. The news the war in
– March 17, 1942 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 17, 1942 – War in the Pacific is ramping up. U.S. troops arrive on Australian soil, amid fears an invasion by Japan is imminent. Still, repeated air attacks on Japanese positions are putting a
